The South western news., 1887-07-20
- ieaa DAWSON, GA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 81 1887.

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bored breathing. The cessation in
the struggle had probably been Of
ten minutes duration, when sud-
denly the bull made one desperate
lung, broke the motionless but ter
rible embrace, hurled the bear from
off his head, and backed away,
probably ten PAGES. The bear lift
ed his huge form on his haunches,
and stood ready for the next as.
sault. The herd of cattle had by
this time gathered in from the plain
and surrounded the combatsnts,
moaning and believing and paw.
ing up the ground but maintain
ing a terrified neutrality. From
my position in the tree | watched
the exciting scene with breathless
"The bull did not remain at rest
interest.
a moment after backing away for a
new charge, but, rendered furious
by his wounds, he gathered all his
energies, and with an unearthly
cry rushed with impetuous force
aud ferocity upon the bear. The
latter attempted to use the tactics
that had served him so well at the
first onslaught, but, the second
charge nf the bull was irresistible,
in spite of the bears terrific blows
with his paws, and the grizzly went
down in the dust before his crazed
antagonist, and vainly tried to de,
fend himself. The bull thrust his
horns under the bear, caught him
in the belly with one of his sharp
weapons, and with one furious
sweep of his head tore the grizzly
open until his entrails pfotruded.
Then the grizzly rose to his feet,
and with a roar that made my
blood run cold closed with his ter.
rible enemy, and for a long tine
the two fought, their cries and the
cries Of the surrounding cattle
being trighttul to listen to,
while the fight was going on
two great eagles appeared from
some mysterious aerie and sailed
and circled above the scene of the
conflict, leisurely and gradually
dropping nearer to the earth. AL
most simultaneously with the ap,
pearance of the eagles l saw the
heads of half dozen hungry
wolves emerge from the bushes
where the fight had begun. / knew
that the battle must soon end, and
that the eagles and the wolves had
scented the contest from afar, and
knew by their infallible instinct
that it must result in choice prey
tor them. The presence of these
hungry birds and beasts of prey
added to the terror of the bloody
conflict.
The terrible fight continued.
The ground was torn up and COW
cred with blood for many feet
around. Both animals were gree
viously wounded. 1t was PLAIN
that neither could hold out much
longer. Manned and CORY, they
fought with the certainty of death,
the bear rolling over and over in
the dust, vainly trying to avoid
the fatal horns of his adversary,
and the bull ripping, thrusting,
and tearing the grizzly with ire
sistible ferocity. At last, as if de.
termined to end the conflict, tie
bull drew back, lowered his head,
and made a third terrific charge,
but, blinded by the streams Of
blood that poured down his face,
he missed his mark, stumbled and
rolled headlong on The ground. In
spite of his frightful injuries and
great exhaustion, the bear turned
quickly and sprang upon his pros.
trate enemy. He seemed to have
been suddenly invigorated by this
turn OF the battle in his favor.
With merciless sweeps OF his huge
claws he tore the flesh in great
masses from the bulls up-turned
side. The advantage the hear
thus obtained over the bull seemed
to be understood by the herd, and
the believing increased, dirt was
thrown about in clouds, and one
big COW drew near the struggling
animals, and l believed for a mo-
ment that she intended to go to
the aid OF the herds PROSTATE
leader, so fierce was her aspect and
actions; but she simply circled
around the bear and the bull, bel
lowing and paving, In the mean